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Learning continues throughout life and, as an AOII, the best part is the opportunity to learn together. AOII encourages all members to excel academically and has many programs designed to assist women in achieving their academic goals. Expectations are high but the support provided by scholarship programs, academic development officer resources, and fellow members makes success attainable.

Stella's wish for AOII then, remains AOII's wish for her members today:

“May you have the joy in it all, dear children, that we (founders) have had all the way! May you love one another as
happily always as we four have done in a life-long fellowship without a break! And may your descendants in Alpha Omicron Pi
bring to you the glory that you yourselves are to us today!

Stella, Jess, Helen, and Bess became determined that their friendship should last a lifetime. On December 23, 1896,
the four climbed the stairs in a small gallery of the old Columbia College Library which led to an old and seldom used room.
On January 2, 1897, Alpha Omicron Pi was formally organized at the home of Helen St. Clair.